Koji Steven Sakai is a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist who has written and produced projects for Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+.
A versatile storyteller across mediums, he is the founder of Little Nalu Pictures, a screenwriting instructor at UCLA Extension, and the creator of multiple acclaimed podcast series. Whether crafting feature films or developing audio pilots, Koji focuses on bringing compelling, diverse narratives to global audiences.
Are there 5,000-year-old subterranean catacombs winding beneath the streets of Downtown Los Angeles—and was it built by a hyper-intellectual race of Lizard People? In honor of National Lizard Day, Kat, Duane, and Koji keep it in-house to dig into one of LA’s most persistent, bizarre, and infamous underground urban legends. We trace the story back … Continue reading Season 6, Episode 5: Is Los Angeles Hiding a Species of Subterranean Reptiles?
Welcome back to Japanese America! In Season 3, Episode 7, we step directly into one of the most monumental, legally complex, and deeply emotional chapters in our community’s history: the fight for Japanese American Redress. While most people think of Redress in terms of the landmark Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the 120,000 Japanese … Continue reading S3E7: Kidnapped from Peru – The Naganuma Story & the Fight for JLA Redress
Are giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) a marvel of natural selection, or are they just highly paid actors sweating it out inside heavy plush suits to fuel a multi-million dollar international conservation scam? This week, the crew dives deep into the bizarre biology of the world’s favorite lazy carnivore. From their evolutionary choice to eat toxic … Continue reading Season 6, Episode 4: Are Pandas Just Costumed Dudes in Disguise? (with John Campanelli)
Fire up the grills, grab a cold drink, and prep your tinfoil hats, because summer grilling season is officially here! This month, Cat, Dwayne, and Koji tackle a heavy-hitting question that’s been sizzling all over the internet: Does Bill Gates want to destroy the cattle industry? To help us slice through the meat of this … Continue reading S6E3: Bill Gates, Skynet Farms, and the Black Market Ribeye
Koji Steven Sakai 